Downtown Has Not So Traditional Boutique Options

If you shop around Millburn-Short Hills, you know there are a variety of shops and boutiques to get what you need without ever having to go to the Mall at Short Hills.

But what exactly is a boutique? The traditional definition of a boutique is one that sells fashion and accessories. But in Millburn, there are plenty of shops that take a new spin on the word boutique with the type of things they sell.

Millburn-Short Hills Boutiques That Go Beyond Traditional

• If you want a traditional fashion boutique, there are plenty of them downtown. Two of the biggest fashion shops sit at the corner of Millburn Avenue and Main Street with and . Both shops have been affected by the construction of the Millburn Avenue bridge, but they offer the same great fashion.
• You have to be doing something right if you survive for 25 years, and that's how long has been in downtown Millburn. The small jewelry shop creates its own jewelry designs for its loyal customers.
• A variety of gift shops in downtown Millburn have brought a new meaning to the word between and . Both carry a variety of hostess gifts and more on a range of prices.
• If you're part of the younger set, there's a boutique for you too downtown. has the hottest trends for teens and tweens. They also carry the Jac Vanek line, and she has made visits to the Millburn Avenue store to promote her line.
• But the boutique in Millburn-Short Hills doesn't cover just clothing, accessories and gifts. Want gourmet food? is a specialty gourmet food shop and has a variety of items from around the world. Many of them are hand-crafted food items.

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